Comprehensive Conditions We Treat with Neurosurgical Expertise

Munson Healthcare’s neurosurgery team has years of experience treating a variety of conditions affecting or involving the brain, spine, and nervous system. In our 50-year history of neurosurgical excellence, we’ve consistently delivered positive outcomes and personalized care for the northern Michigan community.

Because most neurological conditions and procedures are highly complex, our neurosurgeons are trained to treat any neurological condition with expertise. We also work with specialists across the Munson Healthcare system, such as our board-certified neurologists, oncologists, and radiologists to deliver the best care possible, including:

Neurological Conditions

• Carpal tunnel conditions
• Encephalopathy
• Head injuries due to trauma
• Intracranial hemorrhages
• Subarachnoid hemorrhages
• Subdural hematomas

Brain Tumors

• Astrocytoma
• Colloid cysts
• Ependymoma
• Esthesioneuroblastoma
• Germinoma
• Glioblastoma multiforme
• Gliosarcoma
• Metastatic brain tumor
• Mixed-malignant glioma
• Oligodendroglioma
• Pinealoma
• Pineal region tumor
• Primary central nervous system lymphoma
• Primitive neuroectodermal tumor (medulloblastoma, neuroblastoma)

Pituitary Tumors

• Craniopharyngioma
• Pituitary adenoma
• Pituitary cancer
• Rathke's cleft cyst

Skull Base Tumors

• Arachnoid cyst
• Acoustic neuroma
• Chordoma
• Dermoid and epidermoid tumor
• Glomus jugulare tumor
• Hemangioblastoma
• Meningioma
• Vestibular schwannoma

Spinal Disorders

• Acoustic neuroma
• Aging spine
• Arthritis
• Astrocytoma
• Cervical myelopathy
• Cervical and lumbar radiculopathies
• Cervical, thoracic, or lumbar disc herniation
• Cervical and lumbar spinal stenosis
• Chiari malformation
• Chordoma
• Complex spinal reconstruction
• Compression fracture
• Degenerative disc disease
• Degenerative spine (spondylosis and spondylolisthesis)
• Discitis
• General and complex spinal disorders
• Hemangioblastoma
• Hydromyelia
• Low back pain, evaluated first by primary care physician
• Meningioma
• Neck and back pain
• Nerve sheath tumor
• Neurilemmoma
• Osteo fracture (kyphoplasty)
• Post-traumatic cervical instability
• Ruptured discs
• Schwannoma
• Sciatica
• Scoliosis
• Spinal arteriovenous malformation (AVM)
• Spinal cord dysraphia
• Spinal cord injuries and fractures
• Spinal cord lipoma and lipomyelomeningocele
• Spinal deformity
• Spinal epidural abscess
• Spinal metastatic tumor
• Spinal stenosis
• Spine fractures
• Spine injury
• Spine trauma
• Sports injury
• Syringomyelia
• Traumatic burst fractures
• Traumatic spine fractures
• Vertebral osteomyelitis

Peripheral Nerve Disorders

• Brachial plexus injury
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Malignant sheath nerve tumor
• Meralgia paresthetica
• Neurofibroma
• Peripheral nerve injury
• Schwannoma
• Thoracic outlet syndrome
• Ulnar nerve entrapment

Trauma & Brain Injury

Comprehensive neuro-trauma care is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week for conditions including:

• Acute subdural hematoma
• Cerebral contusion and intracerebral hematoma
• Chronic subdural hematoma
• Cranial gunshot wound
• Cranial (skull) fracture
• Epidural hematoma
• Post-traumatic seizure